diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs
index 6a00eb7d10..fa5f17b4f3 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/SecretRuleSystem.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Content.Server.Administration.Logs;
+using Content.Server.Chat.Managers;
 using Content.Server.GameTicking.Presets;
 using Content.Server.GameTicking.Rules.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Random;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public sealed class SecretRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<SecretRuleComponent>
     [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _configurationManager = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly IAdminLogManager _adminLogger = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly IChatManager _chatManager = default!;
 
     protected override void Added(EntityUid uid, SecretRuleComponent component, GameRuleComponent gameRule, GameRuleAddedEvent args)
     {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public sealed class SecretRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem<SecretRuleComponent>
         var preset = _prototypeManager.Index<WeightedRandomPrototype>(presetString).Pick(_random);
         Log.Info($"Selected {preset} for secret.");
         _adminLogger.Add(LogType.EventStarted, $"Selected {preset} for secret.");
+        _chatManager.SendAdminAnnouncement(Loc.GetString("rule-secret-selected-preset", ("preset", preset)));
 
         var rules = _prototypeManager.Index<GamePresetPrototype>(preset).Rules;
         foreach (var rule in rules)
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-rules/rule-secret.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-rules/rule-secret.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c38220cca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/game-ticking/game-rules/rule-secret.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Sent to admin chat
+rule-secret-selected-preset = Selected {$preset} for secret.